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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Devendra Kumar Singh
INC 36.5%JMM 34.2%7 others 29.3%
Votes
56,343
36.5% share
Winning margin
3,558
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
A closely fought contest. Devendra Kumar Singh won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devendra Kumar Singh | 56,343 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 52,785 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | Lal Suraj | 36,028 | 23.4% | |
| 4 | Kavita Singh | 3,129 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Mudrika Oraon | INDEPENDENT | 1,712 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Bina Bhuiya | INDEPENDENT | 1,428 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Dhananjay Singh | INDEPENDENT | 1,371 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Jayram Oraon | BSSP | 776 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Savita Kumari | RSD | 685 | 0.4% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.3% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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59th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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24th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%JMM 34.2%BJP 23.4%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,39,869
Density
442 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,393 km²
SC population27.6%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity19.2%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel25.4%
Health insurance55.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses-Arhar
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.